normiss 893 #26 August 9, 2007 my point is I don't want a hosts file. administering a hosts file is a PITA that's what DNS is for, and a script is unable to modify my DNS servers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #27 August 9, 2007 Quotethat's what DNS is for, and a script is unable to modify my DNS servers. If you control the server, yes it is. Conceptually, modifying the hosts file is exactly the same as modifying the results that a DNS server returns to you. ...and it's just as much work as training any other protection mechanism. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites